lockdown

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Texas has succeeded this tournament with a lockdown defensive effort, but its shooting has gotten better throughout, led by Rori Harmon and Booker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

She adds that Covid left young people feeling helpless as they tried to manage the transition from full-time education to the workplace and missed out on work experience because of lockdown.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Others feel too daunted to leave their apartments even after the end of the lockdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"I immediately went into lockdown procedure in my office. I closed the window, I locked the door, and I hid under my desk," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Between rumors about Martin having been murdered and the weather, the town went into lockdown much as the children’s home had.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs